October 18th, the eighth year of Taiping, Pirate Bay, Texas, Empire of Mexico.
Yamato Floating Hotel and Musashi Floating Hotel rolled up snow-white waves and slowly sailed into a bay guarded by an elongated island and an equally elongated sandbar. Even for people who don't understand the navy at all, the terrain here is an excellent place to establish a naval base. The islands and sandbars at the entrance of the bay are like two gates, blocking the originally wide entrance of the bay to only an entrance three or four kilometers wide.
Inside the entrance, it is not a vast area, but there is another small island hidden - this island is simply a natural fort. Due to the obstruction of the slender island and sandbar, foreign ships can hardly enter the sea before entering overseas. Discover its existence. But as soon as you enter the bay, you will hit the island head-on, as if the island is a samurai ambushing in the harbor.
Between this hidden island and the slender island, there is a slender strait, which is naturally sheltered from the wind and has good water depth. It has long been spotted by the Pirates of the Caribbean and opened up as a pirate port, hence the name Pirate Bay.
Of course, the pirates entrenched here were eliminated by the US Navy a few years ago, leaving only a legend about the treasure of the great pirate Jean Lafitte.
Let the "Express Fleet" led by Zhuge Weidao bypass the entire South America, and when they arrived here after all the miles, they found that there were no people around them before they saw it, leaving only the devastated pirate port and the empty fine bay.
However, he was very vigilant and sent a destroyer to enter the Pirate Bay first and make a circle. After confirming that there were really no pirates inside, he left the Hero and boarded the Yamato Floating Hotel and entered the Pirate Bay together.
Apart from the Musashi, the only other destroyer that entered the bay with the Yamato was the destroyer.
The three ships filed into the Pirate Bay. Among them, the decks of the Yamato and the Musashi were still covered with Japanese immigrants who were preparing to settle here. These short Japanese devils were both men and women. Most of the men were dressed as ronin, with tachi, ribs, and swords on their waists. The Samurai Revolver is a large-caliber 11.5 mm revolver. Originally the sidearms of the Ming Dynasty cavalry, these large-caliber pistols were eliminated when the cavalry were equipped with mounted rifles. The Army Intelligence Agency now responsible for the "Texas Warrior Project" dug out these old guns from the warehouse and issued them to the "Texas Warrior".
Of course, in addition to tachi, ribs, and samurai revolvers, the Ming Army Intelligence Bureau also generously provided rifles, machine guns, mortars, and 75mm infantry for these samurai immigrants who had drifted for more than 30,000 kilometers at sea. Gun. There is also a 155mm shore defense cannon!
The Ming Army Intelligence Bureau gave these Texas warriors so many good things, not because they were particularly generous, but because it was not easy to send some people over! After traveling halfway around the world, less than 2,000 families were sent here (all with families and families). Among them, there were only more than 600 able-bodied warriors, who could only be organized into a combined battalion. This combined battalion includes an infantry company, an artillery company, a cavalry company, an engineer company, and a battalion headquarters company. With only such a small number of people, equipment cannot be spared. Otherwise, if we finally send some people over and let Lao Mei take care of everything, we will be at a huge loss.
The commander of this samurai combined battalion is Saigo, the new northern samurai recruited by Emperor Shizuko. The samurai under him are basically the original officers and soldiers of the Satsuma Domain. Because the Satsuma Domain was withdrawn, they lost their jobs and had to go to Saigo. Here we go again. As for the company commanders of the following five companies, they all know how to be anti-American when they read the Chinese character Miao. They are Yamamoto, Koga, Nagumo, Ozawa, and Yamaguchi!
Zhuge Weidao and Guo Xiaobao are now standing on the deck of the Yamato with the six Japanese Japs: Saigo, Yamamoto, Koga, Nagumo, Ozawa, and Yamaguchi, holding up telescopes to examine the surrounding terrain.
"This terrain is really great." Guo Xiaobao, who had just graduated from the Naval Staff College, put down his telescope, turned to the kid next to him and said, "Yamamoto, do you work in the artillery?"
"Yes, I am an artilleryman!" This Yamamoto was the one who followed Saigo in the air battle that day, but he was also an artilleryman and he still spoke fluent Chinese.
"Yao Xi!" Guo Xiaobao recently took a Japanese concubine and learned some Japanese, so he said it in a mixed manner to appear more friendly, "Yours, put the cannon on that small island, that island is called Battery Island. Your two 155mm guns must be hidden and not exposed easily. When the enemy breaks into the bay, give them a few hard hits! The battleships can't be hit, but if they are destroyers, they might be able to attack them. Dry and heavy.
The mortar position is placed on that long snake-like island. Let’s call that island Long Snake Island! If the United States forces its way into the bay and suffers a loss, it will definitely land on Changshe Island and set up artillery observation positions on the island. When they land, shoot them with mortars and machine guns! Remember to dig more trenches, gun emplacements, tunnels, etc. Don't be lazy, so that you can fire a cannon and change the location when the time comes.
There are also 75mm infantry cannons you place on the mainland. There, you can build a fortress there, let's call it Samurai Fort. The Warrior's Fort can be used as a stronghold for immigrants, so it must be built stronger! Because there are sometimes hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the fortress will collapse if it is not strong! The 75 guns were placed in the fort, firstly to defend the fort, and secondly to facilitate the dispatch of troops. Although this is the territory of the Mexican Empire, the nearby Indians do not know Emperor Agustin. If you want to establish a firm foothold, you will inevitably have to fight.
Trenches, trenches, and communication ditches outside the fortress were all dug, and the wire fences were pulled up early so that they would not be overwhelmed when things came to pass. There are only a few of you, so you can only work diligently on weekdays and maximize your soil work. Only then will you be able to hold on during wartime. "
I have to say that Guo Xiaobao's professional level is still acceptable. His deployment has maximized the power of a combined battalion with only two 155mm cannons, two 75mm infantry guns and four 80mm mortars. Forget it if the old beauty doesn't come, but she will definitely suffer a loss if she does.
However, Guo Xiaobao did not finish his words and still left room for Zhuge Weidao to give some advice. He also asked with a smile: "General, do you have anything to add?"
Zhuge Weidao is now a rear admiral!
What a promising future!
Hearing Guo Xiaobao's words, he nodded, raised his hand and pointed to the narrow strait between Changshe Island and Fortress Island: "This is a very suitable place for setting up an ambush. I'll get you some torpedo speedboats later, and maybe I can take down some big guy!"
In addition, pay attention to the sky. The Americans will definitely equip airships soon. Although you are equipped with an anti-aircraft gun, the camouflage and concealment on the ground must be in place. If you cannot see it from above, you will naturally be unable to shoot. You should also keep it secret at all times and never expose it. By the way, let’s get some fake targets on the ground to fool people. "
After all, he is Military Advisor Zhuge! This level is high!
What Zhuge Weidao talked about was all about things, especially the experience of air defense. Military enthusiasts in later generations all know it, but it was the first time for those Japanese devils to hear it. They all nodded in admiration and said "Ha Yin" .
Zhuge Weidao then said to Xixiang: "Xixiang Lord, you don't have much time left. The Americans are likely to attack Texas within a few years. Even if we go all out to transport people to Texas, we may not be able to It’s just tens of thousands of families and a division. And if the Americans go all out, not to mention a million troops, they can still get 108,000. So you must call it the Pirate Bay, or change its name to Samurai Bay, you must build Warrior Bay into the strongest stronghold! The forts, military ports, oil depots, coal depots, and granaries must be as ready as possible. Only if you defend it on land can we make great achievements at sea!"
